Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Eagles Have Landed at the Columbus Zoo







9-11-01
Never Forget

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday and Linda's Wordless Wednesday.

27 comments:

Colin (HB) said...

Thanks for reminding me - 11th September. Terrible day for the World. Unbelievable as to how it could have happened, and now decent travellers around the World are subjected to scans, having to be at airports so early, even for domestic flights - three hours here for international travellers!
Makes a trip from Sydney direct to LAX 17 hours plus - 3 hours at an airport twiddling your thumbs!
Lovely shots of the Bald Eagle, the symbol of the USA.
One creature that I think should be left to fly high in the sky - so magestic.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)

Colin (HB) said...

Oh I forgot - your heading - "The Eagle has Landed".
Excellent book by Jack Higgins and so was the movie, also the sequence book "The Eagle has Flown".
Highly recommended for reading.
Colin

TexWisGirl said...

such beautiful and proud birds. the last shot is especially wonderful!

Carletta said...

Colin,
I do agree these majestic creatures should be free to fly high. However, they are at the zoo because they needed rehabilitating for one reason or another.

Gattina said...

Impressive birds, and they have such vicious eyes !

i stora drag said...

Beautiful photos of this majestic birds!
Greetings Pia in Sweden

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

We just visited a small bird rehab/nature center and they had a sign telling people that. I took a picture of it to include in case I decide to post a picture. But my Eagle pix didn't turn out as nicely as yours. He looks magnificent!

Red said...

Thanks for reminding me about Sept 11. Hard to believe I've heard noting about it today.
We see bald eagles here quite often and they are very magnificent bird.

Robyn said...

What a neat opportunity it is to view these special birds so close. I really like the last shot.

Unknown said...

Beautiful Carletta!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Neil said...

Beautiful photos.

Brian King said...

Love the bald eagles! They're so regal and fierce looking. Beautiful shots!

FAB said...

Lovely images of this impresssive species.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful shots of the Bald Eagles, Carletta! Thanks for sharing!

mick said...

Great close-up photos of the eagle.

HansHB said...

Great photos. I would love to see this eagle outdoor too!

Linda said...

Beautiful shots of that grand bird - especially that last shot! I have been very fortunate to be able to see these in the wild too - what a treat! I am glad they are rehabbing these majestic creatures - otherwise some of us would never get a chance to see them!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

what a great idea for the 9/11 ... lovely views. eagles always are so great & amazing to me. (:

rapunzel said...

What beautiful captures! Eagles are my favorites.

Anni said...

Oh boy....just by viewing your meme link crop from the WBW site, I KNEW this post was going to be superb. Excellent.


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Jan n Jer said...

Such a majestic bird of prey!!! Nice shots

Pat said...

What beautiful shots of this majestic pair!

Becky said...

No words needed to explain the beauty this bird gives us, and how fitting for Sept, 11th.

kayerj said...

marvelous creatures

A Colorful World said...

Such amazing, majestic birds! And such a good reminder about 9/11. We ALL need to remember always!

Glad you enjoyed my Canyon photos. Hope you get to go there one day!

Kathy said...

Great shots of such a magnificent creature.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! I'd sooo love to pat one =)